Business and community leaders in Detroit are contemplating the city's first large-scale commercial farm for communal use. Ideas were floated around at a forum at the University of Michigan-Dearborn yesterday. One of the main issues was whether or not the farm would be for-profit or not. One businessman suggested the city give land away in exchange for work on it, like the Homestead Act in the 1800s. This idea is apparently part of a wider goal to provide more food to people in Michigan that actually comes from Michigan.
I think this a fantastic move for Detroit. With the state's unemployment rate at around 14%, an innovative idea like a large farm right in the city would be a real boon. It would provide more locally grown food, cut down on costs of shipping, and give citizens in Detroit something to really be proud of, not to mention the aesthetic value of putting in some green space in Detroit, a place that sorely lacks it.
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